Watchdog investigates police restraint death

Officers called paramedics after the man became unwell but he died later in hospitalGetty

A man has died after being restrained by police while appearing to have a mental health crisis.

The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the 35-year-old’s death following an incident in Lewisham, south London, on Friday afternoon.

Scotland Yard said they were alerted by a call at around 2.20pm from a member of the public saying that a man was trying to get into the rear gardens of homes on Polsted Road.

According to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is investigating, officers said the man appeared to be having a mental health crisis. Footage from body-worn cameras shows he was in an agitated state.

The man was restrained at the scene, the IOPC said. An ambulance was called and paramedics had…

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